Betwee… Read Full Bio ↴DJ Yoda (born Duncan Beiny) is a British hip-hop turntablist.
Between 1995 and 1998 he studied English and American Literature at the University of Warwick. During this period he began performing at Mojo, a popular Warwick Hip hop and Soul night until he graduated. After he left university he began releasing underground demo mix-tapes to small music shops. Through the popularity of these tapes, Antidote Records asked him to create an official mixtape, from which 'How to Cut & Paste Mix Tape Vol.1' was released.
During his career he has won a DMC DJ of the Year award in the Scratch DJ category (2001), and was one of 6 nominees for best UK hip-hop DJ in the UK Hip-Hop Awards. He has also been nominated by Q magazine as one of the 'Ten DJs To See Before You Die', has released a series of mix-tapes and has toured the globe with the likes of Goldie and the Scratch Perverts.
He is currently the hip-hop correspondent for Sleaze Nation, The Face, and IDJ magazines, and also writes the DJ page for Hip Hop Connection magazine.
Yoda is currently a resident DJ at London club nights Spread Love, Step Up Front and The Xfm All City Night.
He has been one of the DMC DJ World Finals judges for the last 3 years.
In addition to releasing his own material, he has also performed scratches on Danger Mouse & Jemini's Ghetto Pop Life.
99 Luftballoons
DJ Yoda Lyrics
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Hast do etwas Zeit fuer mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Von 99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Denkst do vielleicht grad' an mich
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Von 99 Luftballons
99 Luftballons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
Hielt man fuer UFOs aus dem All
Darum schickte ein General
'ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher
Alarm zu geben, wenn's so waer
Dabei war'n da am Horizont
Nur 99 Luftballons
99 Duesenflieger
Jeder war ein grosser Krieger
Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
Auf 99 Luftballons
99 Kriegsminister
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute
Witterten schon fette Beute
Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht
Mann, wer haette das gedacht
Dass es einmal soweit kommt
Wegen 99 Luftballons
99 Jahre Krieg
Liessen keinen Platz fuer Sieger
Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr
Und auch keine Duesenflieger
Heute zieh ich meine Runden
Seh' die Welt in Truemmern liegen
Hab' 'nen Luftballon gefunden
Denk' an Dich und lass' ihn fliegen
--- English ---
You and I in a little toy shop
buy a bag of balloons
with the money we've got
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message,
"Something's out there"
Floating in the summer sky
99 red balloons go by.
99 red balloons
floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
There's something here
from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Where 99 red balloons go by.
99 Decision Street,
99 ministers meet
To worry, worry, super-scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is it boys, this is war
The president is on the line
As 99 red balloons go by.
99 Knights of the air
ride super-high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a Silverhero
Everyone's a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
As 99 red balloons go by.
As 99 red balloons go by.
99 dreams I have had
In every one a red balloon
It's all over and I'm standin' pretty
In this dust that was a city
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here...
And here is a red balloon
I think of you and let it go.
"99 Luftballons" (or in English, "99 Red Balloons") is a song by German band Nena, which tells a story of how the release of 99 red balloons into the sky sparked a military overreaction that eventually led to a nuclear war. The first half of the song describes how two people are buying balloons, and once released, it triggers a chain reaction, causing the military to suspect an attack from afar. The second half of the song reflects on how the aftermath of war leaves the singer standing in ruins, holding a single red balloon as a way to symbolize the end of the world.
The song was a protest against the political situation in the 1980s, where mutually assured destruction, a military tactic that involves the use of nuclear weapons, was a genuine possibility. The song is an example of "neue deutsche welle" or "new German wave," a musical genre that became popular in Germany in the 1980s. DJ Yoda's version "99 Luftballoons" has similar lyrics to the original but replaces the original German vocals with English vocals.
Line by Line Meaning
Hast do etwas Zeit fuer mich
Do you have some time for me?
Dann singe ich ein Lied fuer Dich
Then I'll sing a song for you
Von 99 Luftballons
About 99 balloons
Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont
On their way to the horizon
Denkst do vielleicht grad' an mich
Are you thinking of me right now?
Und dass sowas von sowas kommt
And that such things come from such things
99 Luftballons
99 balloons
Hielt man fuer UFOs aus dem All
Were mistaken for UFOs from outer space
Darum schickte ein General
Therefore, a general sent
'ne Fliegerstaffel hinterher
A flying squadron after them
Alarm zu geben, wenn's so waer
To give an alarm if it was so
Dabei war'n da am Horizont
But there were
Nur 99 Luftballons
Only 99 balloons
99 Duesenflieger
99 jet fighters
Jeder war ein grosser Krieger
Each one was a great warrior
Hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk
Thought of themselves as Captain Kirk
Das gab ein grosses Feuerwerk
This caused a great fireworks display
Die Nachbarn haben nichts gerafft
The neighbors didn't understand
Und fuehlten sich gleich angemacht
And felt attacked right away
Dabei schoss man am Horizont
But they shot, on the horizon
Auf 99 Luftballons
At 99 balloons
99 Kriegsminister
99 war ministers
Streichholz und Benzinkanister
Matches and gasoline cans
Hielten sich fuer schlaue Leute
Thought of themselves as smart people
Witterten schon fette Beute
Already smelled a fat loot
Riefen: Krieg und wollten Macht
Called out for war and wanted power
Mann, wer haette das gedacht
Man, who would have thought
Dass es einmal soweit kommt
That it would ever go so far
Wegen 99 Luftballons
Because of 99 balloons
99 Jahre Krieg
99 years of war
Liessen keinen Platz fuer Sieger
Left no room for victors
Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr
There are no war ministers anymore
Und auch keine Duesenflieger
And also no jet fighters
Heute zieh ich meine Runden
Today I take my rounds
Seh' die Welt in Truemmern liegen
See the world lying in ruins
Hab' 'nen Luftballon gefunden
Found a balloon
Denk' an Dich und lass' ihn fliegen
Think of you and let it fly
You and I in a little toy shop
You and I in a small toy store
buy a bag of balloons
Buy a bag of balloons
with the money we've got
With the money we have
Set them free at the break of dawn
Release them at dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone
Until they were gone one by one
Back at base, bugs in the software
Back at the base, there were bugs in the software
Flash the message,
Flash the message
"Something's out there"
"Something is out there"
Floating in the summer sky
Floating in the summer sky
Panic bells, it's red alert
Panic, it's a red alert
There's something here from somewhere else
There's something here from somewhere else
The war machine springs to life
The war machine comes to life
Opens up one eager eye
Opens up one eager eye
Focusing it on the sky
Focusing it on the sky
Where 99 red balloons go by.
Where 99 red balloons pass by
99 Decision Street,
99 Decision Street
99 ministers meet
99 ministers meet
To worry, worry, super-scurry
To worry, worry, super-scurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
Call the troops out in a hurry
This is what we've waited for
This is what we have been waiting for
This is it boys, this is war
This is it boys, this is war
The president is on the line
The president is on the line
As 99 red balloons go by.
As 99 red balloons pass by
99 Knights of the air
99 Knights of the air
ride super-high-tech jet fighters
ride super-high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a Silverhero
Everyone is a Silverhero
Everyone's a Captain Kirk
Everyone is a Captain Kirk
With orders to identify
With orders to identify
To clarify and classify
To clarify and classify
Scramble in the summer sky
Scramble in the summer sky
As 99 red balloons go by.
As 99 red balloons pass by
99 dreams I have had
99 dreams I've had
In every one a red balloon
In every one, there was a red balloon
It's all over and I'm standin' pretty
It's all over, and I'm pretty standing
In this dust that was a city
In this dust, which was a city
If I could find a souvenir
If I could find a souvenir
Just to prove the world was here...
Just to prove the world was here...
And here is a red balloon
And here is a red balloon
I think of you and let it go.
I think of you and let it go
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CARLO KARGES, HARRO STEFFEN, JOERN-UWE FAHRENKROG-PETERSEN, PIT LOEW
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